Yangon becomes battle zone as Myanmar junta enforces martial law

Traumatised residents flee area as security forces fire at unarmed anti-coup protesters

Part of Myanmar's biggest city has turned into a battle zone, with burning barricades and security forces firing at unarmed anti-coup protesters.

Traumatised residents have fled Hlaing Tharyar, an industrial neighbourhood in Yangon that has become one of the flashpoint sites in a nationwide uprising against the military's coup nearly seven weeks ago.